Only the well-behaved fellows were tipped off to the pie bonanza.

From this I learned that the better manners you have, the better fare you will get in this world.
I had steadily risen from the "Bucket of Blood," through the "Greasy Spoon" to a seat at the cherished "Pie" table.

Here the cups were so thin that you couldn't break a man's head with them.

I was steadily rising in the social world..